WKNG-FM

WKNG-FM

City	Heflin, Alabama
Broadcast area	Anniston, Alabama
Branding	Rejoice 89.1
Slogan	"Today's Christian Music"
Frequency	89.1 MHz
First air date	October 2005^[1]
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	1,000 watts
HAAT	219 meters (719 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	92876
Transmitter coordinates	33°33′18″N 85°27′25″W / 33.55500°N 85.45694°W / 33.55500; -85.45694
Callsign meaning	KNG = "King"
Owner	Covenant Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WBTR-FM, WCKA, WCKF, WCKS-FM, WKNG, WLBB
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	rejoice891.com

WKNG-FM (89.1 FM, "Rejoice 89.1") is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Heflin, Alabama, USA. It broadcasts a Contemporary Christian format.^[2]^[3]

The station is owned by Covenant Communications, Inc. Leslie E. Gradick and his son Steven L. Gradick own a combined 90% interest in Covenant Communications. Gradick Communications (the parent company) owns the licensees for WKNG (AM), WCKS-FM, WLBB, and WBTR-FM, while a separate company Alabama 810 LLC (Owned by Leslie E. Gradick) owns the licenses for WCKA and WCKF.

History

More than three years after filing their initial application, this station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on May 16, 2002.^[4] The new station was assigned the call letters WKNG-FM by the FCC on March 2, 2005.^[5] WKNG-FM received its license to cover from the FCC on August 24, 2005.^[6]

Rejoice 89.1 started broadcasting a split format of Southern Gospel music during the day and Contemporary Christian music at night when the station signed on in 2005 and kept the format for 10 years. On September 7, 2015 (Labor Day), the format changed to Contemporary Christian.

The future

On April 4, 2006, the FCC granted this station a construction permit to upgrade to a class C3 facility with 1,000 watts of effective radiated power from an antenna placed at a height above average terrain of 254 meters (833 feet). The transmitter site would also move west by northwest to 33°40'52"N,85°48'55"W in the center of Anniston, Alabama. This construction permit is scheduled to expire on April 4, 2009.^[7]

WKNG-FM has also applied for a new 10 watt broadcast translator at 93.5 MHz in Rome, Georgia. This application has been before the Commission since March 2003 with no action as of December 2008.

References

↑ "Fire association seeks financial help". The Cleburne News. October 13, 2005. Ford said the station went on the air last week with some Black gospel, Elvis and live shows.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Second non-profit begins broadcasting". The Cleburne News. November 23, 2005. The station programs Southern gospel music during the day and worship music during the night.
↑ "Application Search Details (BPED-19990302MI)". FCC Media Bureau. May 16, 2002.
↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-20050512ADF)". FCC Media Bureau. August 24, 2005.
↑ "Application Search Details (BPED-20060118AAC)". FCC Media Bureau. April 4, 2006.

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Radio stations serving the Anniston, Alabama market

by FM frequency	88.3 89.1 90.7 91.3 91.7 91.9 92.7 95.5 97.9 98.3 100.7 105.9

by AM frequency	780 990 1120 1290 1340 1390 1450 1490 1580

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

by call sign	KIH58 WCKF WDNG WEIS WFEB WFXO WFZX WGRW WHMA WHMA-FM WHOG WJCK WKLS WKNG-FM WLJS-FM WPIL WTBJ WTDR-FM WVOK WVOK-FM WYEA WZZX

Defunct	WPPT (1230 AM)

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama

Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQG – Ozark WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELB – Elba WELL-FM – Dadeville WFBH-LP – Hamilton WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WIRB – Level Plains WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WKWL – Florala WKZD - Priceville WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMCJ – Cullman WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMMA – Irondale/Birmingham WMOB – Mobile WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WQLS – Camden WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WVOB – Dothan WVPL – Dozier WWFC-LP – Bryant WXJC-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur

Defunct	WKOC-LP – Ider WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa WZTQ – Centre

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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